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In a recent post, I lamented the fact that some pregnant patients would turn me away from their deliveries, despite the fact that I am going to be an OB/GYN in one year. Patients were outright rude to …

Doctors often use euphemisms when talking about unpleasant things with patients. One of the most absurd is “This condition is ‘not compatible with life,’ outside the womb” when what we mean to say is …

Nearly a quarter of women of reproductive age in the United States relies on a tubal ligation – having the “tubes tied” – for contraception. Before medical school, I had no idea the numbers were quite …